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User
Guide for FileZilla
at NC A&T
State
University
Secure File Transfers require a secure transport protocol. Secure FTP, (SFTP) has been chosen, and one client has stood out; FileZilla. "FileZilla is a fast and reliable FTP client and server with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface." -FileZilla marketing The latest version can always be found here; http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/ Most users will download the client version. FileZilla can also be found on the University applications shared Network location, as described in the SecureCRT instructions. Installation and configuration for NC A&T AIS users. Using FileZilla. How do I connect to my AIS FTP directory? How do I transfer files? How do I disconnect? Advanced Functionality. How to Define Auto Transfer File Types. Installation and configuration for NC A&T AIS users. To obtain the software, use either the university aoftware share, or go to the FileZilla website. If using the product site, click on the downloads link.
You'll see a screen as this; choose the first file; FileZilla. You don't need the rest. The next screen is similar; click on the link to the file named "filezilla xx.xx.xx.exe" to choose a download site. Succesful link following will result in this screen;  Save it to the directory of your choice When the download completes, find the file and dbl click it to run. Setup is straight forward, just follow the prompts. The default selections are fine. Running FileZilla for the first time. On your desktop, look for the filezilla icon;  Run filezilla. How do I connect to my AIS FTP directory? We will need to define the AIS site, so open Site Manager; File --> Site Manager.  We will now apply the settings for AIS SFTP connections. Create a New Site;  Fill in the values like this;  Press Save and Exit. To open the Site Manager, go to File -- Site Manager. Highlight the AIS setting to select it for connection. Don't forget to type in your password. Check the box to make it not save it from now on. That is a good practice, in case someone else uses your PC, and due to the 90 day AIS password change enforced. Once you press the connect button, you will be asked to save a key;  Click Yes. You will then have it stored, and won't be asked again. Once connected, you will have a screen like this;  The connection window is devided into 4 main parts, one of which is two parts. The top activity window is the Command Log . It reports the status of the connection commands. Below this are the Local Site and the Remote Site panes. These show the contents of you PC, and your file space on the AIS server, respectively. The Local Site pane is devided into two sections; the top sections are your drives, and you expand your list by clicking on the cross haired small square next to 'Desktop'. The lower section is the directory listings under the local drive you have slected. Here is an example after I've expanded the desktop and the drives list, and selected a folder.  How do I transfer files? FileZilla supports drag and drop of files between the Remote Site Pane and the Local Site Pane. In this example, users.txt has been selected in the remote site directory, and is being dragged to the remote site folder 'Misc'.  After I have dropped into the misc folder, the Transfer Status activity window reports on the progress of the downloads. You will also notice that the Command Log is scrolling new commands used by the software to talk to the server.  How do I disconnect? File --> Disconnect  Questions? Contact AggieTech Support at 334-7195. |
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